You’re worried about someone and unsure how to broach it, we’ve all been there. Here we share our tips to get a conversation about mental health started Today is Time to Talk Day, a campaign run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in partnership with Co-op. The aim of the campaign is to open up
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The novel investigational peptide inhibitor zilucoplan (UCB) continues to show promise in the treatment of adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Top-line results from the phase 3 RAISE trial showed the drug met the primary and all key secondary endpoints and was well tolerated, UCB has announced. Zilucoplan is a self-administered, subcutaneous peptide inhibitor of
Strength training, also known as resistance or weight training, is a form of training that uses resistance to muscular contraction. Thus, it builds strength, anaerobic endurance, and the size of skeletal muscles. This type of training has five main benefits: developing strong bones, managing your weight, managing chronic conditions, sharpening your cognitive skills, and improving
As Cancer Research UK celebrates 20 years since its formation, our chief clinician Charlie Swanton gives some of his personal reflections on how far research has come and why sustained investment is so important for the therapies of the future… 20 years ago, I was a junior doctor in training. We were just beginning
As part of their college training, barbering and hairdressing students in Devon are learning how to spot the signs someone is struggling, step in, and offer support Hairdressers and barbers hold a unique position in our communities, and tapping into this is barber Tom Chapman, who founded the internationally recognised charity The Lions Barber Collective.
The study covered in this summary was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer-reviewed. Key Takeaways Clinical, environmental, and genetic risk measures show modest ability to distinguish between individuals for alcohol, drug, and any substance use disorders in young adulthood. The predictive power of polygenic scores and a clinical/environmental/risk index (CERI) was
Losing the sense of smell was considered a hallmark of a COVID-19 infection since the early days of the pandemic. Two years into the global health crisis, researchers have uncovered what could be causing such a phenomenon. Deciphering The Symptom In a new study published in the journal Cell Wednesday, a team of researchers presented
Cancer Research Matters is a new podcast from Cancer Research UK featuring some of the incredible researchers behind cancer research. Cancer Research Matters will provoke conversation around cancer science, how it shapes our understanding of the disease and the challenges we face as we develop therapies. The first series focusses on the 20th anniversary of
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Elizabeth Hurley visits SiriusXM Studios. Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Actress, model, businesswoman and philanthropist, Elizabeth Hurley, told CNBC that the Covid-19 pandemic has been an “incredibly challenging” time for cancer patients. “I think because of the pandemic, because of the last 18 months, it’s been very hard for some of
WASHINGTON — The Medicare program could easily become solvent if regulators cracked down harder on fraudsters and profiteers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, said Wednesday. “The Medicare system is hemorrhaging money on scams and fraud,” Warren said at a hearing on Medicare financing. “It
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that young people who experience loneliness during early adolescence (age 12) are at greater risk of leaving school with lower grades than their non-lonely counterparts, even if they stop being lonely later on. The study, published in Development
Smartphones can help alert you if you’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Washington University in St. Louis is expanding access to MO/Notify, a smartphone system that privately sends pop-up alerts to users in Missouri when they have spent time near someone who later tests positive for COVID-19. With COVID-19 infections still spreading rapidly, your
When times are tough, reach out for both financial and mental health support from these services and information hubs With the recent news that a rise in energy bills is on the horizon – combined with growing interest rates and an increase to national insurance – many people in the UK are worried about how
Catching all solid cancers before they metastasize could prevent 26% to 32% of cancer deaths in women and 18% to 24% in men within 10 years of diagnosis, researchers in Australia estimate. Those figures translate to 2064 to 2677 fewer cancer deaths annually in the state of New South Wales between 2005 and 2014, the
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encouraged the public not to panic amid reports about the surge in COVID-19 cases brought about by the omicron variant. The national public health agency said the United States already has the “tools” to combat the new strain and prevent it from harming more people. Omicron In
Whether you want to kickstart your personal development, boost your self-awareness, or are just interested in seeing things from a new perspective, the Japanese business philosophy ‘kaizen’ could be just what you’re looking for. If you’re anything like me, the pace of life sometimes feels like it’s just getting faster and faster. Days often seem
It seems obvious that increased use of mosquito bed nets in sub-Saharan Africa would decrease the incidence of malaria, but a lingering question remained: would controlling malaria in children under 5 years of age shift deaths to older children by delaying functional immunity? A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine seems to
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the negative effects and dangers of teleworking or working from home amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The public health agency also called for crucial changes to protect the overall health of employees engaging in distance working. Dangers Of Teleworking Although working from home has opened the doors
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A traveler wears a face mask while checking their phone on the arrivals level outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid increased Covid-19 travel restrictions on January 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Airlines and other travel-industry groups asked the
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with vaccine hesitancy and distrust in government COVID-19 restrictions, U.K. researchers found. Vaccine hesitancy was three times higher among adults who reported at least four ACEs, and higher overall among younger people, reported Mark Bellis, DSc, of Bangor University in Wales, and colleagues. Likewise, ACEs were associated with lack
Traveling to your dream vacation destination or on a business trip should bring relaxation, good memories or productivity – not allergy flare ups. In a recent blog, we covered what to know about traveling with food allergies. Now, we’ll focus on traveling tips to stay safe from non-food allergens. Up to 40% of the population
Pain-predominant disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) in children -; such as functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-; can lead to disabling symptoms, poor quality of life and high use of health care resources. Studies suggest that an open-label placebo (OLP) approach -; in which patients are aware that they are receiving a
A graft can be a life-saving device for coronary heart disease, which remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. However, at small diameters -; such as the coronary artery in the heart -; long-term graft failure rates are often higher than 40 percent. A major cause of
Today the UK Government has set out their plans for ‘levelling up’, how they will help parts of the country left behind in many ways to catch up on a range of measures, including health. An important place to start will be tackling cancer disparities across the country. We’ve written before about how people from
Feb. 2, 2022 — The Biden administration has enough doses for the 18 million children under 5 years old who may become eligible for COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks and has already started coordinating vaccination sites, according to White House officials. “We’re working closely with states, local health departments, pediatricians, family doctors, and pharmacies
We’ve been at the forefront of cancer research since 1902. And with your support, we’ll go much further. Donate now Computational analysis of cancer. This year, World Cancer Day also marks our 20th anniversary. Throughout the year we’ll be reflecting on the charity’s incredible achievements since it was founded in 2002. But our history goes